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Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has called connected the enactment of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to resign, pursuing their nonaccomplishment to usher the nationalist squad to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Chelsea fable believes it is simply a hammer stroke for Nigeria to miss 2 consecutive World Cup tournaments.
The 2026 World Cup volition beryllium co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico successful the summer.
Speaking connected talkSPORT, Obi Mikel said
“It is simply a hammer stroke and I person said it truthful galore times that erstwhile you person a state arsenic large arsenic we do, implicit 300 cardinal people, the biggest state successful Africa and we are not going to the World Cup (for a) 2nd clip successful a row, the FA, the radical that are moving the FA, should each resign.
“We person 1 of the champion teams successful Africa, and we are not going to beryllium astatine the World Cup. It’s a disaster. It’s a disaster.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria inactive has a slim anticipation of making it to the 2026 World Cup pursuing the NFF’s petition against DR Congo, which they accused of fielding ineligible players successful the African playoff last past year.
FIFA, however, is expected to springiness its last verdict connected the substance earlier the inter-continental playoff aboriginal t...
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